"And when they do provide alms, it is all too often with conditions." Homes for unwed mothers and the like. Or a requirement that one must pray to a certain god. Loathsome.

"I follow the Song of Hell. I am called to love all, no matter the circumstance, no matter how beautiful or ugly, kind or cruel." Illumination picks up a bit of bread and uses it to sop up whatever is on the plate. "I do not always live up to the Song, but I try."